Accounting and finance (Taught)

Understanding and managing a business's money is essential for its success. Good accounting skills and financial management experience are highly valued and can lead to a rewarding career.

Our Accounting and Finance postgraduate degree is designed for graduates starting their careers, professionals looking to advance or those preparing for professional exams. The programme is practical and future-focused, covering various important concepts and practices and the technology that supports them. You'll also learn how these aspects fit into managing global organisations.

You will:

• Study a practical course, learning from industry experts.

• Work with the appropriate tools of analysis to understand the basic mechanics of banks’ financial instruments.

• Develop your knowledge and technical skills of financial reporting.

• Examine the most important issues in corporate finance.

• Learn advanced management accounting techniques for decision-making.

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). If you complete the course and pass the CIMA case study exam, you can claim exemptions from 11 of the CIMA exams, leaving only 4 to complete. The programme is also accredited by EFMD, a leading international quality assessment system for business programmes. These accreditations ensure the course is of high quality.

Your studies will benefit from a range of assessment techniques, giving you and your tutor the opportunity to assess your progress and optimise your learning. These assessments may be essays, assignments, multiple-choice tests, online tests, group reports or portfolio work. The weighting between exams and coursework varies between modules.